George Lucas delighted fans when he unexpectedly stopped into Midtown Comics in Times Square and bought three “Star Wars” comics.

“He came in and was browsing the store, looking at the ‘Star Wars’ stuff,” a shop employee tells us of his visit on Monday. “He was only in for about 15 minutes, his driver was waiting outside. Fans were pretty excited to see him and he signed a comic book. He was saying he hadn’t read any of the new ‘Star Wars’ comics.”

We’re told Lucas picked up three new Marvel “Star Wars” stories, which came out in January: one that follows Luke Skywalker, one about Darth Vader and one about Princess Leia. He also picked up an issue of the 1970s fantasy classic “Heavy Metal.”